Jund al Islam claims credit for Sinai suicide car bomb attacks

In a statement distributed on jihadist forums today, a group calling itself Jund al Islam took credit for yesterday’s two suicide car bomb attacks in the Sinai that killed at least six people and wounded over a dozen. In the statement, obtained and translated by the SITE Intelligence Group, the group charged that members of the Egyptian army have “sold their religion and conscience for a cheap price” and are taking part in the “war on Islam.”

The group further accused the Egyptian army of committing a number of “crimes” and “massacres,” many of which had been mentioned in a statement released by Ansar Jerusalem (Ansar Bayt al Maqdis) on Sept. 10. Like Ansar Jerusalem, Jund al Islam said the army was acting on behalf of “the Jews.”

As a result of the “crimes,” Jund al Islam said its fighters needed “to respond quickly.”